Funding News - Global Research Initiative Program Applications Sought

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) encourages applications for the global research initiative program in basic and biomedical sciences. This announcement is made together with 4 other components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The goal of this initiative is to provide funding opportunities for the increasing pool of foreign basic and biomedical scientists, clinical investigators, nurses, and other health professionals upon their return to their home countries. These opportunities will promote state-of-the-art knowledge of research methods to advance the critical issues in global health through basic and biomedical sciences research and technology development.

For more information, potential applicants should contact Dr. Yuan Liu, Chief, Office of International Activities, NINDS; telephone: 301-496-1917; e-mail: yl5o@nih.gov. For a more detailed description of this announcement, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-394.html.